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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Anna Chen, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Barry Weitzner, Acton, MA (US);
John B. Golden, Norton, MA (US);
Dan Bacon, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Kim Dang, Newton, MA (US);
Richard Rothstein, Etna, NH (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A control system for allowing a user to control the orientation of a medical device or a medical instrument in a variety of directions. An actuator selectively tensions one or more control cables having ends secured at or adjacent a distal tip of the medical device in order to bend the distal tip in a desired direction. In one embodiment, a physician can adjust the movement of the distal tip in a desired direction without affecting the orientation of the medical device in other directions.